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2016 Season in Review: Daniel Suarez

NASCAR XFINITY Series Ford EcoBoost 300

HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 19: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 ARRIS Toyota, poses with the NASCAR XFINITY Series Championship trophy and Championship Owner trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Ford EcoBoost 300 and the NASCAR XFINITY Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2016 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

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Daniel Suarez

CREW CHIEF: Scott Graves

TEAM: Joe Gibbs Racing

POINTS: 1st

WINS: 3 (Dover I, Michigan, Homestead)

LAPS LED: 347 (career best)

Top 5s: 19 (career best)

TOP 10s: 27 (career best)

POLES: 3

WHAT WENT RIGHT: Won his first career Xfinity race on a last-lap pass of teammate Kyle Busch at Michigan ... Advanced to the championship race of the Chase and became the first foreign-born driver to win a national NASCAR series championship ... Led career high 133 laps in championship race ... Finished in top five in the last eight races ... Won first Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix.

WHAT WENT WRONG: Recorded two DNFs (Daytona II, Iowa II) ... Finished outside the top 15 five times ... Finished off lead lap five times.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2016: Returns for his third full-time season in the Xfinity Series with Joe Gibbs Racing. Will be joined by rookie Matt Tifft and the part-time Cup Series drivers.